CVE-2022-31615

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-11-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-476

Description

NVIDIA GPU Display Driver for Linux contains a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer, where a local user with basic capabilities can cause a null-pointer dereference, which may lead to denial of service.

Affected products

NVIDIA Guest driver: from 390 before 390.154; from 470 before 470.141.03; from 510 before 510.85.02; from 515 before 515.65.01; from 450 before 450.203.03 — fixed in 390.154, 450.203.03, 470.141.03, 510.85.02, 515.65.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: NVIDIA Guest driver 390.154, 450.203.03, 470.141.03, 510.85.02. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5383
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-02

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